பாரதியார் கவிதைகளில் நகை என்னும் மெய்ப்பாடு / Gesture and Humour in the Poems of Bharathiyar

Nagai (smile) can be said to be an expression of pleasure or happiness. Every human born can say that there is no limit to our happiness when we get something that we need. When we attain happiness our mind is filled with pleasure. Our face blossoms with this pleasure. Happiness spread the petals of life and makes everyone smile. Laughter is an antidote to sadness. A good example of this is the saying that if you laugh with your mouth and for others you will get sick. If you smile wholeheartedly, anyone can come out from sickness. No matter how much suffering we face, we can overcome it with a smile. Expressions of happiness often cause us to laugh. Also, laughter appears to us without realizing it in the work of mocking others. Bharathiyar is a great Tamil poet who has humorously written the realities of life. It seems a satire on the existing patriarchal norms of society. Thus, Bharathiyar’s poems are with the taste of humour to evince the nature of humour and smile as expressions of pleasure. These elements are explored in this article.